DeSoto Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of DeSoto | ||||||||||
| Operator | SKY Helicopters, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | DeSoto, Texas | ||||||||||
| Location | 150 E. Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX 75115 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 648.5 ft / 197.7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′54″N 096°51′19″W / 32.63167°N 96.85528°W | ||||||||||
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DeSoto Heliport (FAA LID: 73T) is a city-owned public heliport in DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, United States, located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of the central business district.[1][2] The heliport has no IATA or ICAO designation.[3]
The facility opened in August 2014 under joint ownership by the City of DeSoto, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation.[4] It is operated by SKY Helicopters,[4][5] which also operates the Garland/DFW Heloplex.[6]
Facilities
[edit]DeSoto Heliport covers 19 acres (7.7 ha) at an elevation of 648.5 feet (197.7 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one helipad:
In the year ending 31 December 2018, 6 helicopters were based at the heliport, but there were no reported aircraft operations.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 73T PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Texas Airport Directory - DeSoto, DeSoto Heliport (73T)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "73T - Desoto [Desoto Heliport], TX, US - Heliport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b Epstein, Curt (8 October 2014). "New Heliport Opens in Texas". Aviation International News. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "SKY Helicopters – DeSoto Heliport". SKY Helicopters, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "SKY Helicopters – Facilities". SKY Helicopters, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- DeSoto Heliport at SKY Helicopters
- "DeSoto, DeSoto Heliport (73T)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 73TT
- AirNav airport information for K73TT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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